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प्रश्न
Explain the following phrase
Spinning yarns
Use it in a sentence of your own.
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उत्तर
To narrate a long and wonderful story
“Mother always spun yarns while putting the baby to sleep at night.”
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(i) ______________________________
(ii) ______________________________
(iii) _____________________________
(iv) _____________________________
(v) _____________________________
(vi) ____________________________
(vii) ___________________________
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The first question we must ask ourselves before we speak is - is it true?
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